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Cromer, a Tony winner for “The Band’s Visit,” would no doubt have been nominated for his work were he not nominated for his ingenious staging of “Dead Outlaw.”

The kinetic staging, while keeping the action from becoming claustrophobic, sometimes oversteps the mark.

Director David Cromer, whose sensibility gravitates between stark and dark, endows the staging with macabre elegance.

Brosnan describes the tense scenes at the wake as “beautifully done,” both in the writing and the staging.

Like the draft, the schedule release has grown from a procedural box to be checked to a national sports holiday, with teams staging schedule-reveal parties and the like.